Glendale police release video of August barricade situation where police shot armed man

The Glendale Police Department released a critical incident briefing video Wednesday regarding an officer-involved shooting incident from August, where an officer shot a man who was barricading himself inside a Glendale home for hours, police say.

The video details an incident that occurred on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at a home near 75th and Glendale avenues.

Authorities warned that the video contains potentially disturbing content.

Glendale police release video of fatal August standoff

The incident began when officers responded to a home near the 7500 block of West Nicolet Avenue, located south of Northern Avenue and west of 75th Avenue, after a woman reported that her father, 64-year-old Jeffery Peters, was violating an order of protection that had been served the previous month. Peters was not allowed to enter the home nor possess firearms or amunition.

Upon arriving at the scene, responding officers recognized Peters sitting in a car from previous encounters and determined he might be experiencing a mental health crisis.

Members of the Glendale Police Department’s SWAT team were called in to assist. Shortly after their arrival, officers discovered the suspect had barricaded himself inside the residence and was opening fire on them from inside the home.

Negotiators asked Peters to surrender and drop his weapons. He then called 911 and said he was heavily armed, again refusing to put his weapons down.

The situation quickly escalated into a tense, hourslong exchange of gunfire between SWAT officers and the barricaded suspect.

After the shooting ceased, officers deployed a drone into the residence to assess the scene and confirmed Peters was dead.

 

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No officers were injured during the incident.

What comes next?

The shooting will undergo two separate reviews: an internal administrative investigation by the Glendale Police Department and an independent criminal review.

Once both investigations are complete, the reports will be submitted to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office for evaluation.

Following MCAO’s review, findings will be sent back to the department, where a “Response to Resistance Board” will convene. The board, composed of community members and subject matter experts, will examine the case to determine whether officers’ use of force adhered to departmental policy.

Final findings will then be submitted up the chain of command before being made public.

Glendale police noted the full review process may take several months or longer to complete.

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